HMS Rodney - Tamiya 1/700 scale

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Very very nice work. like andy said just take your time.
 

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Jim ,
Hat off to you, that is some neat work. Oh dear we may never get you back to the supersizes we work on :smiling2:
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Hi Jim, nicely done on the spider legs for the funnel top. The pom poms are good...shouldn't stop there, make the other two.

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Jim, super work.
By now I would be crawling up the walls tearing out what hair I have left.

Truly amazing work - and patience.
 

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Very nice looking Walrus Jim and great work on the pe.:thumb2:
You have more patience than me tackling those very small bits.:fearful:
 

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Slow but masterful! Keep at it my friend. Its wonderful braille scale work:thumb2::thumb2:
 

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Jim .
Small it is, considering the scale the details look amazing.
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Evening Jim,

I have been following this from the back row and now I have reached a conclusion that I must share with you. Jim, you have lost all your marbles this time Sir. They have rolled off in a hundred directions and are never coming back!!!

1/700 with etch??? I can't even count that high, let alone see it. You are a master being able to work with etch and parts so small. I can't wait till you get to the figures!!! Totally amazing work Jim...……………………..

Prost
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Found these photos of HMS Rodney while surfing tonite. Just a bit of fun

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This is crazy stuff Jim but nice. :thumb2:

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Hi all
John - the details on the Trumpeter kit are good OOB. It is one of their later offerings.
Allen - perhaps lost my marbles a while ago according to the missus. Mind you I don't think many of us in this hobby are totally sane. Your V2 dio is brilliant but you'd have to have a few slates loose to tackle that :smiling:
Scottie and Richard - always a boost to get positive feedback from modellers whose work inspires :thumb2:
Steve - thanks for the photos. I have seen some before but not others. The second to last photo of the Walrus set me thinking. My Walrus didn't look right and then it dawned on me - I had left the wheels on :sad: So out with the clippers and a paint touch up :thumb2:
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I then spent a silly amount of time on the lower part of the main mast. Just so fiddly. A lot more to add but the crane was the bit that was worrying me most
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Thanks a lot guys.
Jim
 
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Ron - compressed air cylinders sounds right. I have just watched a YouTube video from 1940 on catapult launching and recovery - most interesting. The power was either compressed air or an explosive charge - I think they said cordite.
Paul and Steve - thanks guys :thumb2:
Hannants order arrived. As always first class service from them although I find their website difficult to navigate. Little planes are in clear plastic - why I don't know.
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They come 12 in a packet so if anyone needs a 1/700 Walrus I'm your man :tongue-out3:
To make up the minimum order I added these. I have bigger ants in the garden!! At least they are pre-coloured :smiling5:
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Jim
The only reason I can think of in regards to the clear plastic for the aircraft is for those who suffer from extreme AMS and want clear canopies on 1/700 aircraft.

Build is looking good. The colour chart will be useful as I also have the Tamiya kit.
 

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Hi all
John - the details on the Trumpeter kit are good OOB. It is one of their later offerings.
Allen - perhaps lost my marbles a while ago according to the missus. Mind you I don't think many of us in this hobby are totally sane. Your V2 dio is brilliant but you'd have to have a few slates loose to tackle that :smiling:
Scottie and Richard - always a boost to get positive feedback from modellers whose work inspires :thumb2:
Steve - thanks for the photos. I have seen some before but not others. The second to last photo of the Walrus set me thinking. My Walrus didn't look right and then it dawned on me - I had left the wheels on :sad: So out with the clippers and a paint touch up :thumb2:
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I then spent a silly amount of time on the lower part of the main mast. Just so fiddly. A lot more to add but the crane was the bit that was worrying me most
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Thanks a lot guys.
Jim

Hi Jim, good you spotted the wheels up at point of catapulting. I think it's down when the wings are folded back for storage. Don't know if they were detachable.

Cheers,
Richard
 
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